In early September, Madrid is bright and cool in autumn, and the cool breeze in the morning is somewhat cold.

After resenting the Super Cup, Real Madrid was hit by Valencia in the first away game away game.

With Angulo's final victory in the seventh minute, the Bat Legion defeated the Galaxy Battleship 1-0 at home.

Barcelona defeated Sevilla 2-1 away, Vigo Celta defeated Osasuna 3-0 away, Las Palmas defeated Real Mallorca 3-0 home, and La Liga in the first round was unpopular.

On the contrary, La Coruña defeated Valladolid four-to-zero home game, temporarily leading the standings.

After the first round of the La Liga in the new season, it was temporarily suspended for two weeks in order to accommodate the national team competition.

But this has little impact on Atletico Madrid.

Because so far, Atletico Madrid has only one international player, namely Yankulovsky.

This is indeed quite embarrassing, because the bed sheet army has performed well in the past period of time. Many players in the team have been very popular for the national team, but they have failed to be selected for various reasons.

For example, the twin stars Villa and Torres are indeed shining in China, but at present, the Spanish national team has La Liga players such as Raul, Morientes, Tristan, and there is no place for them at all.

Besides, the Gemini have only proved themselves in the Spanish Second Division and the Copa del Rey so far, and they have not been able to convince Camacho to give up those long-standing stars for them.

As for Kaka and Baptista, there are quite a lot of calls for the Brazilian national team, but they have not made it to the roster for this period.

Although Carvalho, Cech, Serner and other players have also received close attention from the national team, they have not received the invitation.

This disappointed Atletico Madrid players, but it was a good thing for Gao Han.

Without international players, Atletico Madrid has two more weeks to prepare for the game than other teams.

But considering the players' emotions, Gao Han did not arrange a lot of training in the past two weeks, and devoted more energy to cultivating the team's tacit understanding and running into the team's lineup, and even gave him a holiday.

In addition to training, Gao Han and the coaching team will also organize some activities, such as dinner parties.

Taking advantage of the renovation of the new house and moving to a new home, Gao Han invited all the first team players to his home in Rafenka, which was called a dinner party, but in fact he was reclaiming labor free of charge and decorating a new home for himself.

The new house has a large construction area, a large garden around it, and the overall architectural style is more modern, which makes all the players envious and ask if there is any land or villa for sale and transfer around it.

Therefore, Jorge Mendes, who was responsible for organizing the sign of buying a house in Gaohan, immediately became the most popular person.

This Portuguese agent is indeed quite capable. With Gao Han's relationship, he laid a solid foundation in Atletico Madrid on the one hand, including Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cech, Serna, Carvalho, Deco and Marcos Senna, and many other players, all of whom have transferred to him one after another.

In addition, taking advantage of the previous transfer between Deco and Carvalho, he successfully entered Porto.

Today, Jorge Mendes is no less popular than Jose Vega in Portugal football. In Spain, with the help of Ugo Leal and the transfers of many Atletico Madrid players, he has become an emerging force that cannot be underestimated in Spanish football.

Mendes' business is booming, and Gao Han also benefits.

After finally getting rid of the players' entanglement, Mendes found Gao Han in the gym.

"Every time I see your swimming pool, I only have a feeling." Mendes walked in from outside the door with a smile.

"What does it feel?"

“It’s too environmentally friendly!”

Gao Han immediately laughed. It was too big and wasted water, so it was naturally not environmentally friendly.

This guy is flattering!

"Are they all planning to buy land and houses in the surrounding area?" Gao Han asked.

Mendes nodded, "There is an economic crisis in the United States, and Europe is not much better. There have been calls for the Spanish government to promote real estate and housing prices will rise. It is just right to buy it now."

Gao Han smiled slightly, "Then you have to pay more attention."

Mendes did not agree. Regardless of whether it was his client or not, he would always respond to any requests for him.

"I want to ask for your opinion in one thing." The Portuguese looked behind him and confirmed that no one was approaching, so he spoke.

"What's up?"

"I have asked the company's financial accounting. As of August, the company will be able to pay about four million euros in dividends."

Four million?

Gao Han was shocked, that is to say, each person had two million euros.

Oh my god, it's so easy to make money as an agent, right?

However, it is not surprising to think about it further, because Ugo Leyal transferred to Barcelona and sold 15 million euros. According to the broker's commission of 10% of that, that would be an income of 1.5 million euros.

In addition, players like Deco, Carvalho, Kaka and other players are all operated by Mendes. Although the commissions are divided with other agents, overall, it is still quite considerable.

Not only that, the agents will charge commissions when players renew their contracts, sign commercial sponsorship contracts, etc.

Of course, Gao Han knew that the company would not only make these four million, but would definitely leave a sum of funds to maintain operations, and also hire people to be responsible for the daily affairs of the players.

The reason why Kaka gave up his previous agent in Brazil and chose Mendes was because his previous agent Ribero was not caring enough about him, especially after he transferred to Spain, Ribero could not stay in Spain.

So, Mendes' business has expanded and the player roster has become larger, and employees must also keep up.

In this case, there is still a dividend of two million euros, which really surprised Gao Han.

However, in comparison, Mendes still makes small fuss.

Just like Jose Vega, if you run a transfer of Figo, you will get a commission of up to several million. If you count the income from Figo's commercial sponsorship contract in the past year, it will definitely exceed tens of millions.

The same situation is Zidane, and the business effect brought by such a superstar is absolutely amazing.

"You know, in Brazil, a player operation mechanism that introduces third-party ownership is widely popular."

Gao Han nodded. When he was in Brazil, he heard Kaka's then agent Ribero mentioned it.

It is said that any famous star basically has third-party ownership.

"What do you think?"

"From my understanding, the Portuguese Super League teams have very strong demands, including Porto."

Gao Han immediately understood what he meant and secretly praised in his heart that this guy was so smart.

He has begun to be dissatisfied with being an agent and wants to further expand his career.

Compared with the agent's commission, buying potential players, operating in the Portuguese Super League, and then selling them to the four major European leagues after becoming famous is definitely a profitable deal, and even a profit of over 10 million yuan.

For others, the biggest risk of this deal is the player, but with Gao Han there, the risk is the smallest.

Seeing Gao Han not speaking for a long time, Mendes thought Gao Han could not pass the psychological level, so he immediately explained.

"In fact, over the years, European football has not only been commercialized, but also capitalized. For many teams, players are no longer just a role in playing football on the court, but also an asset of the club. In the Premier League, their banks even allow clubs to take ownership of players as mortgage loans."

"There is such a thing?" Gao Han was a little amazed.

Mendes nodded with a smile, "Real Madrid introduces Figo and Zidane, which is also in capital operation. Florentino even spoke. From now on, Real Madrid will introduce a superstar every year. Without capital operation, where will they get the money?"

When Gao Han heard this, he could only say that this line of water was too deep.

"I know, it's somewhat a bit like engaging in third-party ownership transactions for players..."

Mendes stared at Gao Han and saw his face as usual, then continued: "But you should understand that most people do this, Brazil, Argentina, Africa, there are too many such things, and even the players themselves are happy to do this. Therefore, if our company wants to develop, we have to take this path sooner or later."

Gao Han understood that this might be the rules of the game in the broker industry.

"Then what do you want to do?"

Mendes knew that he had convinced Gao Han, and smiled slightly, "Don't distribute dividends for the time being."

Gao Han thought about it but had no objection.

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After Gao Han and Mendes agreed, they returned to the living room and found that the players gathered in the spacious sunroom on the second floor, sitting together in the warm sunshine, as if they were having a meeting.

When Gao Han approached, he realized that he was discussing the issue.

"Pep, what do you think is the most valuable experience of your career for so many years?"

Torres humbly asked Guardiola in the crowd.

Although the two are not in the same position, Guardiola is a legend in Spanish football.

"The most valuable experience?" Guardiola smiled slightly and thought for a while, "that should be persistence."

"persist in?"

Many young players on the court, even the first-time players such as Deco and Carvalho, were surprised.

"Yes, it's not just about struggling on the court until the last second, but also about the usual."

Guardiola speaks very slowly, "Everyone, whether it is a player or an ordinary person, hopes that life can have shortcuts and be lucky, but in fact, this is impossible, life cannot have shortcuts and there is no football."

Many young people showed a look of thought, and some players obviously had some understanding.

"To put it bluntly, it is a skill that can make perfect. From childhood to childhood training to becoming professional players, we must play every day. No matter what weather, environment, or difficulties we encounter, we must persist. We cannot slack off at all. Once we slack off, our skills will fall."

"I have experienced countless outstanding superstars, such as Ronaldo and Figo. I dare say, they are all players I have ever seen, the hardest training and the most persistent ones. Even Ronaldo has worked harder than anyone else during his time at Barcelona, ​​but his injuries and success in recent years have changed a lot."

Kiko, who was sitting next to him, sighed with a sigh, "Injury brings us not only pain, but also interrupts our persistence. The slackness during the recovery period makes us often need to invest more energy and use more persistent will to recover."

"It is not so much that our enemies are wounds, but rather that they are our own will."
Chapter completed!